in the studio: The Cross

The Cross: Death Prefigures Every Resurrection

Baptism (Revelation 4:5), Oil and Colored Pencil on Panel, 2023, 24 x 30 inches

“From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. …” NLT

Follow Me (Matthew 9:13), Oil on Panel, 2023, 24 x 20 inches

“…For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous,

but those who know they are sinners.” NLT

Detail of Follow Me (Matthew 9:13)

I’m With You (Hebrews 4:15), Oil and Oil Pastel on Panel, 2023, 24 x 36 inches

“This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. (16) So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” NLT

Remember (Ecclesiastes 1:4), Oil on Panel, 2023, 9 x 12 inches

“A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever.” NASB

Resurrection (John 14:3-4), Oil and Colored Pencil on Panel, 2023, 24 x 36 inches

“When everything is ready, I will come and get you,

so that you will always be with me where I am.

And you know the way to where I am going.”

“(6) Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life.

No one can come to the Father except through me.’” NLT

statement

In this work, I am interested in how our individual relationship with the landscape and natural phenomena can lead us to think about time, place, memory, and the interconnectivity of our relationships with one another and creation. My own experiences in the landscape of the American Southwest have reinforced and brought life to Scripture and have shown me how sorrow can be turned to joy. To show holy awareness in relation to the natural world, I draw upon the history of landscape painting and abstraction, together with ecotheology, which focuses on the understanding that people and creatures are gifts of God the Creator.

I combine practices of drawing, painting, printmaking, and graphic design to create a visual language that can communicate the complexity of my encounters. Images sharpen, fragment, overlap, and completely dissolve, much like human perception, memory, and existence. The combination of images and stylistic decisions allow for clarity in the unknown and symbolize the transformation of mourning into thanksgiving.

1 Peter 5:8-11

"...(9)Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are. ...(10)So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation."

Hannah K Freeman

in the studio

The Cross: Death Prefigures Every Resurrection

“…And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20 NLT

Works on Paper (testing a bunch of ideas)

Process 1.0

Process 2.0

statement

in the studio

The Cross: Death Prefigures Every Resurrection

“…And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20 NLT

Works on Paper (testing a bunch of ideas)

Process 1.0

Process 2.0

statement

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